KUWAIT
Complete Name: State of Kuwait
Native Name: Al-Kuwayt
ISO-Code: KWT
Capital: Al-Kuwayt
| City Population → Asia |
ContentsThe governorates of Kuwait as well as all cities and towns of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Governorates| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A-L (km²) | Cf 1985-04-20 | Cf 1995-04-10 | C 2005-04-20 | E 2010-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Aḥmadī {Al-Ahmadi} | AHM | Gov | الاحمدي | Al-Aḥmadī | 5,120 | 305,062 | 263,960 | 390,927 | 682,582 |
| i | Al-Farwānīyah {Al-Farwaniyah} | FAR | Gov | الفروانية | Al-Farwānīyah | 190 | Ḥawallī | 427,018 | 620,935 | 935,900 |
| i | Al-Jahrā' {Al-Jahra} | JAH | Gov | الجهراء | Al-Jahrā' | 11,230 | 280,032 | 224,515 | 269,915 | 454,836 |
| i | Al-Kuwayt (Al-Aṣimah) | KUW | Gov | العاصمة | Al-Kuwayt | 200 | 167,768 | 192,974 | 254,503 | 509,692 |
| i | Bubiyan & Warbah | Isl | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| i | Ḥawallī {Hawalli} | HAW | Gov | حولي | Ḥawallī | 84 | 944,439 | 359,465 | 482,127 | 769,752 |
| i | Mubarāk al-Kabīr {Mubarak al-Kabir} | MAK | Gov | مبارك الكبير | Mubarāk al-Kabīr | 94 | Ḥawallī | 107,458 | 175,244 | 223,912 |
| Kuwait | KWT | الكويت | Al-Kuwayt | 17,818 | 1,697,301 | 1,575,570 | 2,193,651 | 3,582,054 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2010-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qalīb ash-Shuyūkh | FAR | 265,984 |
| 2 | As-Sālimīyah | HAW | 238,577 |
| 3 | Al-Farwānīyah | FAR | 193,958 |
| 4 | Ḥawallī | HAW | 171,804 |
| 5 | Khīṭān | FAR | 126,412 |
| 6 | Al-Manqaf | AHM | 92,949 |
| 7 | Al-Fuḥayḥīl | AHM | 86,466 |
| 8 | Aṣ-Ṣabāḥīyah | AHM | 81,889 |
| 9 | Sabāh as-Sālim | MAK | 81,420 |
| 10 | Salwā' | HAW | 74,789 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Original | Adm. | C Cf 1995-04-20 | C C 2005-04-20 | C E 2010-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | 'Abdāllah as-Sālim [Abdullah al Salem] {Abdallah as-Salim} | عبدالله السالم | KUW | 9,930 | 9,490 | 20,930 |
| i | Abdāllah Mubārak al-Ṣabāḥ (West Al-Jaleeb) {Abdallah Mubarak al-Sabah} | عبد الله مبارك الصباح | FAR | 7,327 | 8,525 | 35,311 |
| i | Abū Ḥulayfah [Abu Halifa] {Abu Hulayfah} | أبو حليفة | AHM | 16,283 | 23,282 | 40,254 |
| i | Ad-Dawḥah [Doha] {Ad-Dawhah } | الدوحة | KUW | 18,195 | 18,477 | 31,489 |
| i | Al-Adan | العدا | MAK | Sabāh as-Sālim | 31,081 | 30,027 |
| i | Al-Aḥmadī [Ahmadi City] {Al-Ahmadi} | مدينة الأحمدي | AHM | 21,587 | 18,516 | 31,082 |
| i | Al-Andalus | الأندلس | FAR | 19,657 | 30,217 | 45,241 |
| i | Al-'Ārdhiyah [Ardiya] {Al-Ardhiyah} | العارضية | FAR | 33,894 | 38,166 | 56,847 |
| i | Al-Fardaws [Firdous] | الفردوس | FAR | 40,361 | 41,585 | 63,273 |
| i | Al-Farwānīyah [Farwaniya] {Al-Farwaniyah} | الفروانية | FAR | 52,928 | 83,478 | 193,958 |
| i | Al-Fayḥā' [Faiha] {Al-Fayha } | الفيحاء | KUW | 9,531 | 8,775 | 22,341 |
| i | Al-Finṭās [Funtas] {Al-Fintas} | الفنطاس | AHM | 12,946 | 21,092 | 35,243 |
| i | Al-Fuḥayḥīl [Fahaheel] {Al-Fuhayhil} | الفحاحيل | AHM | 38,180 | 50,283 | 86,466 |
| i | Ali Ṣubāḥ al-Sālim {Ali Subah al-Salim} | ضاحية على صباح السالم | AHM | ... | 29,359 | 45,613 |
| i | Al-Jābiriyah [Jabriya] {Al-Jabiriyah} | الجابرية | HAW | 30,401 | 43,446 | 69,166 |
| i | Al-Jahrā' [Jahra] {Al-Jahra} | الجهراء | JAH | 14,660 | 28,406 | 49,490 |
| i | Al-Kuwayt [Kuwait City] | مدينة الكويت | KUW | 28,747 | 31,574 | 56,234 |
| i | Al-Mahbūlah [Mahboula] {Al-Mahbulah} | المهبولة | AHM | 10,198 | 29,173 | 59,468 |
| i | Al-Manqaf [Mangaf] | المنقف | AHM | 21,889 | 43,890 | 92,949 |
| i | Al-Qādisiyah [Qadisiya] {Al-Qadisiyah} | القادسية | KUW | 9,884 | 10,621 | 22,740 |
| i | Al-Qaṣr [Qasser] {Al-Qasr} | القصر | JAH | 39,128 | 36,187 | 60,491 |
| i | Al-Qoṣūr [Qossoor] {Al-Qosur} | القصور | MAK | Sabāh as-Sālim | 27,263 | 34,369 |
| i | Al-Qurayn [El Kreen] | القرين | MAK | 50,689 | 22,019 | 28,811 |
| i | Al-'Udayliyah [Adiliya] {Al-Udayliyah} | العديلية | KUW | 8,402 | 7,382 | 20,776 |
| i | Al-'Uyawn [Uyown] {Al-Uyawn} | العيون | JAH | 21,488 | 23,500 | 42,400 |
| i | Al-Wāḥah [Waha] {Al-Wahah} | الواحة | JAH | 26,070 | 25,675 | 43,405 |
| i | Al-Yarmūk [Yarmouk] {Al-Yarmuk} | اليرموك | KUW | 7,515 | 10,190 | 22,345 |
| i | An-Nasīm [Naseem] {An-Nasim} | النسيم | JAH | 10,839 | 11,797 | 22,798 |
| i | Ar-Rābiyah [Rabia] {Ar-Rabiyah} | الرابية | FAR | 22,359 | 14,757 | 21,094 |
| i | Ar-Raq'ay [Regay] {Ar-Raqay} | الرقعي | FAR | 11,749 | 16,736 | 29,791 |
| i | Ar-Riqqah [Reqa] | الرقة | AHM | 29,366 | 27,480 | 52,713 |
| i | Ar-Rumayṭīyah [Rumaithiya] {Ar-Rumaytiyah} | الرميثية | HAW | 28,310 | 27,854 | 57,633 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣabāḥīyah [Subahiya] {As-Sabahiyah} | الصباحية | AHM | 50,644 | 50,607 | 81,889 |
| i | As-Sālimīyah [Salmiya] {As-Salimiyah} | السالمية | HAW | 129,775 | 145,314 | 238,577 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣulaybikhāt [Sulaibekhat] {As-Sulaybikhat} | الصليبخات | KUW | 15,640 | 17,550 | 32,798 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣulaybīyah [Sulaibiah] {As-Sulaybiyah} | الصليبية | JAH | 53,639 | 54,693 | 62,263 |
| i | As-Surrah [Surra] | السرة | KUW | ... | 20,765 | 34,047 |
| i | Aẓ-Ẓahar [Daher] {Az-Zahar} | الظهر | AHM | 23,349 | 26,480 | 39,991 |
| i | Banayd al-Qār [Beneid al Qar] {Banayd al-Qar} | بنيد القار | KUW | 12,509 | 19,233 | 28,992 |
| i | Bayān {Bayan} | بيان | HAW | 27,082 | 28,635 | 47,885 |
| i | Hadiyah [Hadiya] | هدية | AHM | 5,315 | 10,830 | 21,679 |
| i | Ḥawallī {Hawalli} | حولي | HAW | 82,154 | 104,901 | 171,804 |
| i | Jabbar al-'Ali [West Funtas] {Jabbar al-Ali} | ض جابر العلي | AHM | 21,494 | 30,948 | 43,923 |
| i | Kayfān [Kaifan] {Kayfan} | كيفان | KUW | 12,894 | 13,345 | 27,583 |
| i | Khīṭān [Kheetan] {Khitan} | خيطان | FAR | 91,484 | 149,389 | 126,412 |
| i | Mubarāk al-Kabīr [Mubarak al Kabeer] {Mubarak al-Kabir} | مبارك الكبير | MAK | Al-Qurayn | 33,147 | 33,597 |
| i | Mushrif [Mishrif] | مشرف | HAW | 16,561 | 18,171 | 38,198 |
| i | Qalīb ash-Shuyūkh [Jaleeb] {Qalib ash-Shuyukh} | جليب الشيوخ | FAR | 102,169 | 179,425 | 265,984 |
| i | Qarṭabah [Qurtoba] {Qartabah} | قرطبة | KUW | ... | 20,044 | 29,007 |
| i | Ṣabāḥ an-Nāṣr [Sabah al Nasser] {Sabah an-Nasr} | صباح الناصر | FAR | 9,057 | 28,623 | 39,250 |
| i | Sabāh as-Sālim [Subbah al Salem] {Sabah as-Salim} | ض صباح السالم | MAK | 54,608 | 55,927 | 81,420 |
| i | Salwā' {Salwa} | سلوي | HAW | 36,108 | 62,852 | 74,789 |
| i | Taymā' {Tayma} | تيماء | JAH | 46,066 | 47,803 | 69,598 |